of crushed lungs and poor gravity (alt grapefruit and grumpyness)

no this isn't some secret  alternative chapter from lord of the rings





Infact its the main two topics that ill be talking about. 




firstly crushed lungs to set the scene we had a lovely weekend break at a really nice hotel and our room was up a few flights of stairs and along some corridors with a random settee roughly halfway to the room.




now as the baby develops and get bigger it crushes the lungs so its harder to breath which made for a great source of amusement as that settee became focal point to ask if she needed a rest as she was all wheezy either going to or from the room.




BUT that's nothing compared to thinking that the baby was affecting her centre of gravity which made for no end of jokes.


Now as this one has taken  a few days to write mainly due to me being incredibly lazy.  the alternative is my other half contribution as my sole reader (except for the 1 other person who's actually read a post) 


this is because as per my previous trips to find weird and wonderful things that she can eat it has now turned into being obsessed with





grape fruit and being a dutiful partner I went out again hunting and gather various forms of grapefruit from tinned to fresh so make sure she was well stocked to slake the hunger.




this was also something she ate last time she was pregnant and is 1 part of the many theorise as to why it could be a girl but that's another story!!

3 month mark

So we've hit the 3 month  mark everything is going great!   very healthy and no concerns.  the consultant has put her on baby asperin  to stop chlamydia, which leads  me into how im going to stretch out this post.


during the first pregnancy my partner had pre eclampsia so the consultant put her on asperin to reduce the risk as well as sans every 2 months.  so  my nan  was telling people that when she was last pregnant she had chlamydia lol  which was very funny when I had to correct her.


well that was probably more funny than it was typing it BUT it did stretch it out a lil more lol.
    

aint nobody got time for that

well the sickness has been mastered with eating often with things like ginger biscuits and tonic water  but its shifted again.  




So after eating tea of pizza and breaded mushrooms I was told in no uncertain terms that the smell was making her bilious and needed salt and vinegar crisps t rectify this.  Although she wasn't prepared to go all the way to get said food items.  so we set off on an adventure in our pj's to the local coop to hunt and gather the precious food items.





not exactly like this but we hopped in the car and drove off and I didn't drive so I went into the coop in my pjs to scavenge for said crisps.  after not finding a multi bag  I ended up getting  grab bags.

10 week mark!!

so we are very close to completing the first stretch which is really good.  after this point the chances of something going wrong are really low.  the other important thing that happens around this time is that it turns into a girl or boy which is strange





although we have to wait another 10 weeks roughly to find out that juicy nugget of information which is really exciting.


some boring ish stuff still haven't been to the midwife yet that should be soon though as we need to book in for the 12 week scan  its going very fast again!!


something that has changed this time round is what foods she wants to eat.  it seems to be salty carby food and teas/coffees are a no go lol and their is a cycle of feeling sick/hungry with no real in between although panna cotta is a winner


not really much else to report until we get booked in and the 12 week scan is done

sickness and new stuff

well this has been unexpected but we have now hit the sickness phase





but this is a new variety that starts as expected in a morning, then comes back in an evening or generally just doesn't go away.  this has been coupled with a weird craving for





with a quote "I can only eat plain foods" 


but this has spread to other foods  so flavour s out and plain stuffs is in which makes cooking difficult as plain food is boring BUT this isn't the main and only issue that needs to be navigated





so at this juncture  is always best to be nice!!  as at Christmas  time when the booze is flowing its a no go to reduce stress so alternative methods need to be thought up.  the only thing I can highly suggest is keep it simple stupid!!  run baths etc n encourage sleep when tired to lower grumpiness.


well that's  it really for now!

back in business

so its bin 6 weeks since we found out we were pregnant again! 


and its just as bad as the first time with added bonuses.  firstly their is Christmas so no drinking :(  and making up stories for the reduced drinking.  secondly we have the worries of things going wrong but we get an early scan which is next week so all bin well it will be good news!! and thirdly we have to tell everyone again!


but the upside is we can think of a different way to tell people which is all ways fun.




i'm also gearing up to make it back to being more funny as the last post was


 


don't think u can find anything sadder than that!!!  but hopefully with changing  diet and the return o grumpiness and achiness well get more
 


next post will be after the scan results !!!

sad stuff :(

I was tempted to finish this blog as we went for a 12 week scan and found that the baby hadn't grown at the same rate as the placenta.


so as hard as it was telling everyone that we were pregnant it was far harder to tell people that wed had a miscarriage.  this was nothing to do with anything wed done apparently 1 in 4 end up this way.


through the NHS we received some support from a charity that helps with miscarriages and we still have our scan picture and a nice little box it was all really lovely.


so we haven't forgotten our lil orange but its been a difficult time and  wasn't sure whether to post something like this but as its part of the process its something people should be aware of....